Ursuline’s Beacham named to All-Ohio team

Leshnack, Isler also among area selections

Staff report

Columbus

Ursuline sophomore Tanaya Beacham led the Irish to a Division III district title game this season. She is also one of the state’s leading basketball talents.

After averaging double-double figures with 16.8 points and 13.2 rebounds per game, the 6-foot-1 forward was named to the first-team in the Associated Press Division III All-Ohio selections Tuesday.

The voting was conducted by a panel of media members from across Ohio.

Beacham also earned Player of the Year honors in last week’s Northeast Inland All-District voting. In addition to her scoring and rebounding totals, she recorded 2.4 blocks per game, 1.4 steals per game and made 52 percent of her field goal attempts.

Leah Leshnack, of Liberty, was named to the second team. Leshnack, a 5-foot-5 senior guard, reached the 1,000-point milestone in a Leopards win over Hubbard on Feb. 13.

In addition to basketball, she is an All-American Conference all-league selection in volleyball and softball.